brown

/bɹaʊn/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

2

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.

3

Black tar heroin.

4

A copper coin.

5

A brown horse or other animal.

6

A person of mostly Latin American (or Latino), Middle Eastern/North African, South Asian, and sometimes Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, or rarely Native American descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto, or biracial appearance.

7

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae), such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.

8

A brown trout (Salmo trutta).

9

A mass of birds or animals that may be indiscriminately fired at.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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